Laughing Water
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Laughing Water is an English rendering of the Dakota name "Minnehaha," often associated with the picturesque Minnehaha Falls in Minnesota and popularized by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem "The Song of Hiawatha."
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English exonym
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place name ⓘ translation ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Song of Hiawatha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dakota language
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Dakota people NERFINISHED ⓘ Minneapolis NERFINISHED ⓘ Minnehaha Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ Minnehaha Falls NERFINISHED ⓘ Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
English names of Native American origin
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Toponyms in Minnesota ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext |
19th-century American poetry
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Native American-themed literature ⓘ |
| hasEtymology | derived from Dakota words for water and laughter ⓘ |
| hasNotableLocationAssociation |
Minnehaha Regional Park
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Mississippi River gorge in Minneapolis ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| meaning | laughing water ⓘ |
| notableIn |
Minnesota tourism literature
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interpretations of The Song of Hiawatha ⓘ |
| popularizedBy |
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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The Song of Hiawatha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refersTo |
Minnehaha
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a female character in The Song of Hiawatha ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | romanticized depictions of Native Americans in literature ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Longfellow’s poem The Song of Hiawatha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translatedFrom | Minnehaha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translatedFromLanguage | Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | poetic name for Minnehaha Falls ⓘ |
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